Your Background

I played sports in high school and was first introduced to weights then. I did not get a serious until I meet a friend of mine at the gym, Kevin McEntyre, and he had me go to a website he is at called illpumpyouup.com I starting reading and asking questions and have been hooked ever since. While were on that subject I just want to give a quick shout out to Mac, Rick, Ronnie Rowland, and everybody else over their for all their support!

Why do you love bodybuilding?

I love the hard work and dedication involved in bodybuilding, You get what you put into it. I Also like being able to see the results of your efforts firsthand.

Training

What is your training philosophy?

I train the same pre-contest and off-season. Which is as heavy as I can with good form. I vary my rep ranges from as low as 3-4 to as high as 40-50 depending on the exercise and bodypart.

I feel these are 3 of the best exercises to put on mass. Doing these 3 exercises will essentially work all your muscles.

What's the best training tip you could give to others?

Be consistent. That is probably the biggest mistake I see people make. Changing your workout program or diet every week will make it hard to accomplish your goals.

Nutrition

What is your philosophy on nutrition?

My philosophy on nutrition is to find out how many calories or macronutrients you need and to hit those numbers. Whether I am pre-contest or not I will normally consume whatever I want as long as I hit my numbers for that meal.

Give us a typical day in your off season diet:

I typically eat 5-6 meals a day in the off-season. I have will normally have carbohydrates with all my meals except the last.

Do not do anything drastic your last week leading up to your show. I have seen people try to manipulate sodium and potassium or carb load and end up being in worse shape then if they would have just left them alone. Slight manipulations are all that I feel are really neceassary.

How do you stay motivated? What advice would you give to someone who's having trouble staying on track?

I stay motivated by knowing that when I am on stage, I can look back and know I worked harder than anybody else. That is one thing about bodybulding you can control. I would not want to be able to look back and know I did not give it everything I had.

Future Plans

What shows have you got coming up, where can we see you compete?

I will not be competing again until 2011. I suffered a labrial tear in my right shoulder with about 8 weeks left in my prep. I went ahead and competed without knowing what I had done, but had to have surgery later. Because of this I will be out of the gym for a while and feel that I will not be able to come back and be competitive next year, which is why I am taking a full year off.